Headset

• US 20090274317A1
• Filed: 04/30/2008
• Published: 11/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Fullpower Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Spaulding, Peter William, Fairman, Michael Cory, Christensen, Mark Andrew, Kinsolving, Arthur, Kahn, Philippe
• Granted Patent: US 8,320,578 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/74
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

A method or apparatus to provide an improved headset. The headset includes at least one sensor. The headset further includes a configuration logic to configure the headset based on the position of the headset on the user'"'"'s head.

Claims

1. A headset comprising:

a sensor to obtain sensor data, the sensor data indicating whether the headset is being worn by a user; and

a configuration logic to configure the headset based on the sensor data.

2. The headset of claim 1, wherein the sensor data comprises a motion signature and orientation data to determine whether the headset is being worn.

3. The headset of claim 1, further comprising a headset shape configured to define a particular orientation associated with the headset being worn, the case configured to ensure that the particular orientation is not duplicated when the headset is placed somewhere else.

4. The headset of claim 1, wherein the headset comprises one of the following:

an earbud, a headphone, a headset including a microphone and a speaker, and glasses incorporating a speaker.

5. The headset of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises an accelerometer to determine a location of the headset, the location indicating whether the headset is being worn.

6. The headset of claim 1, wherein the configuration logic comprises a power logic to switch the headset from and to stand-by.

7. The headset of claim 1 wherein the sensor comprises:

an accelerometer to detect a gesture, the gesture comprising placing the headset on a user'"'"'s head and removing the headset from the user'"'"'s head.

8. The headset of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises:

an accelerometer to detect a motion command, a motion command comprising a defined set of motions associated with a particular action; and

a command mapper to identify a command associated with the motion command.

9. The headset of claim 8, wherein the motion command comprises one or more of the following:

a shake shake command when the headset is not being worn, a tap tap command when the headset is being worn.

10. The headset of claim 8, wherein the configuration logic is further to execute the command identified.

11. The headset of claim 8, further comprising:

a feedback logic to provide feedback to the user regarding the identified command.

12. The headset of claim 7, further comprising:

the power logic to automatically place the headset into stand-by mode when the headset is not moving, indicating that the headset is not being worn by a user.

13. The headset of claim 1, further comprising:

a profile adjustor to adjust settings of the headset based on the sensor data.

14. The headset of claim 13, further comprising the profile adjustor adjusting a setting of a mobile device linked to the headset.

15. The headset of claim 1, further comprising:

a button logic to enable control of a function of the headset utilizing a single button and audio feedback.

16. A method comprising:

determining a motion signature of a headset based on sensor data;

determining whether the headset is being worn by a user based on the motion signature; and

configuring the headset based on whether the headset is being worn by a user.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

identifying a motion command based on data from an accelerometer; and

identifying a command associated with the motion command; and

executing the command.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the command comprises one or more of the following:

altering a configuration of the headset, altering a configuration of a device coupled to the headset, altering an output characteristic of the headset, altering an output characteristic of the device coupled to the headset.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

providing a single button interface to enable a user to navigate through a set of menus utilizing a single button and audio feedback.

20. A headset comprising:

an accelerometer to detect motions, the motions providing a motion signature indicating whether the headset is being worn;

a configuration logic to configure the headset based on the motion signature.

23. The headset of claim 20, further comprising:

the accelerometer to detect a motion command;

a command mapping logic to identify a command based on whether the headset is being worn.

21. The headset of claim 21, further comprising:

a command mapping logic to identify a command associated with a motion signature.

22. The headset of claim 21, further comprising:

a power logic to adjust a power state of the headset based on the determination whether the headset is being worn.